The War that Changed the English Language - Mini-Wars #3

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[@RobloxianGaming]

Fun fact: The 1066 battle was actually fought in Battle, England; so it would’ve really been the Battle of Battle

[@toxsicle9753]

wow you learn so much when you put newest first

[@timmasson4731]

It was named Battle after 1066 not before

[@gaminggeneral1324]

You stole this. The original comment is below this one

[@RobloxianGaming]

Gaming General the one below says hey baby how u doin?

[@gaminggeneral1324]

Robloxian Gaming for me it was

[@bigmansam18]

"The sun is shining" Me, an Englishman: *Impossible*

[@Gage-nt]

*laughs in American

[@isaacjubb1234]

Never sunny

[@darkahrenn1570]

Isn't that only a dumb stereotype?

[@bigmansam18]

@@darkahrenn1570 Depends which part you live in I guess.

[@medivir6823]

Lol so true

[@t7mf]

Fun fact: 1:12 The son actually became infamous in history for one reason. Once, when he was battling some vikings, he noticed their ship had crashed and they couldn’t form proper battle lines, and so he decided to be honorable and not attack so that they could form battle lines and regain their strength, after they regained their strength, they said “Hey, thanks man!” and proceeded to slaughter the kings entire army. The end.

[@silentotaku8]

If you look hard enough you can find all kinds of funny stories of interactions Europeans had with the Vikings. Lmao.

[@kakyoindonut3213]

"understandable, have a nice day"

[@prudence1420]

ok

[@kendrashaaaa]

Humanity is wild lmao

[@tperm99]

Image that was the entirety of WW2, Hitler is just like "Oh hey you guys don't seem strong, here let me help you real quick."

[@RandR452]

People mentioned in this video: 0:33 Rollo the Viking 0:37 Charles the Simple 1:00 Eadwig the All-Fair 1:01 Edgar the Peaceful 1:03 Ælfthryth 1:04 Æthlred the Unready 1:06 Wulfthryth of Wilton 1:10 Edward the Martyr 1:14 Emma of Normandy 1:15 Edward the Confessor 1:16 Alfred Ætheling 1:16 Goda of England 1:28 Sweyn Forkbread 1:46 Godwin of Wessex 1:57 Cnut the Great 1:58 Canute III 2:36 Edith of Wessex 2:39 Harold Godwinson 2:39 Tostig Godwinson 2:39 Gyrth Godwinson 2:49 Grufudd ap Llwelyn 3:06 Edgar Ætheling 3:16 William the Bastard 3:20 Robert the Magnificent 3:24 Fulbert of Falaise 3:35 Herleva of Falaise 4:29 Harald III of Norway 6:36 Anselm of Baggio

[@torrinfell]

7:46 The unknown bridge berserker

[@RicegumNeverBrokeAgain]

the series vikings is good at potraying rollo as the strongest viking ever

[@bonafide4874]

I love this! This is so cool!

[@gamecocksfan6605]

Half these characters I know from either Vikings, Vikings Valhalla, or The Last Kingdom lol.

[@PapaSkyRooster]

U missed Uhtred son of Uhtred

[@Ryan-rzx3]

Ironic how the man whose father gave someone a red hot poker in the eyes took a stone cold arrow in the eyes

[@Astrotherailfan175]

j.

[@arandomyoutubeaccount3166]

Colonel Mustard Ironic indeed.

[@chrisself00]

that is just a theory about Harold's death. It might be a big lie. After all, the victors do write the history, and for all we know, he could have been stabbed once, but the Normans wanted to lie about it.

[@chinsaw2727]

Chris Self Don’t be a Debbie Downer

[@chrisself00]

@@chinsaw2727 true, but i am just thinking like a historian. all historians question the evidence, even though i do believe that the Normans are not lying

[@jaydenwright9203]

"Which one should we make King?" *Directed to second child* "This one, cause he's older" Me: "Hold up"

[@rohanghoshdastidar1047]

Yeah, That confused me too

[@chadman3494]

That was the law in royal circles back then... Oldest male gets it first, then if they die the next oldest one, as along as they are male...

[@Aquanet200]

@@chadman3494 no he meant that it was told as if the second child was the second born , because it was told in that order , but he was the oldest :p

[@chadman3494]

@@Aquanet200 Oh, then I agree with Rohan... that is confusing. *cue to my head being sliced off.

[@epicmeerkat1677]

Leap year birthday Irdk

[@adampescosolido5413]

RIP Harald Hadrada. Dude lost, but he still went down in history and is remembered almost 1000 years later. He became the legend he set out to be.

[@gordon1545]

I think there are probably better things to be famous for than killing people for money. Sure, different times, but in those times most people just wanted to raise a family and put food on the table too. I wonder if 1,000 years from now they'll regard ISIS as just a bunch of happy warriors.

[@MarlboroughBlenheim1]

Do you mean Harold Godwinson

[@minelayer26]

@@MarlboroughBlenheim1no harald hardrada

[@gemsteel2010]

I literally can not stop laughing at "red hot poker in the eye" and the animation for William the Bast-er-Conquerer burning down the villages. And then the angry expressions and "unboinked".

[@divineabazie8918]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@heatfeurig8851]

Fun fact: the actual battle was at a town called “battle” NEAR Hastings but no one wanted to call it “Battle of Battle” so they just called it Battle of Hastings.

[@gamedummie]

Realy, that would be the best name

[@tinle9]

Trying to fit more words in an English paper:

[@sadjam_793]

There’s even an abbey there and everything I’d love to go there it’s be pretty interesting

[@LOLquendoTV]

I thought this was a joke but its actually legit

[@j-mez6956]

I’m pretty sure the town was called battle for the battle of Hastings so it’s always been the battle of Hastings

[@Pan_Blazej]

Oversimplified: Julius Caesar.

[@kamradewilhelmii4072]

@Yyyy U gay who tf invented who tf asked

[@pilkpog7952]

yes

[@Whitneypyant]

What about Cleopatra?

[@bbowman6649]

@@Whitneypyant Yes, she tossed Caesar's salad.

[@Pan_Blazej]

@@imperial2252 I have, it's great, yet I'd love to see him oversimplified. :)

[@riverdog_deyna]

Man, this is the first “Dude, uncool.”

[@ericcook5224]

"Unboinked". New word for my vocabulary. Now I just have to find ways to use it appropriately.

[@nadarrow6554]

Has a son with someone first Has a son with another person second Second=older

[@nadarrow6554]

Lol I wish

[@epicmeerkat1677]

The first was on a leap year ;P

[@whatthefrickbro]

Ah yeah 900AD

[@Jmmm19]

could be possible. The first and second were seperated by a few days to 1 month, and the one concieved second birthed first.

[@glitchedstudioss]

Vector STAB

[@jwac8800]

“Unboinked” has now become part of my vocabulary

[@simond.9457]

I'm actually srtudying for my final exam on the history of the English language. I LOVE your video!

[@DuxpaOfficial]

Hope you passed it considering you didn’t even spell “studying” right.

[@becauseyesisnotaword]

Lmao

[@winstonchurchill586]

You need to study harder.

[@Nebulasecura]

How do you strudy, what's the definition of that word?

[@vanlampham2557]

He rickrolled us in the start of the video lol

[@SheldonAdama17]

4:00 “Dude where are your arms?” I really shouldn’t be laughing at that, but I am 😂😂😂

[@Washy_washy]

In a parallel universe 11:27 Oversimplified: so that's why you should be thankful to be living in a ham not a home

[@nusratparveen82]

Imao

[@kiwiontheinternet5810]

"Time to go *ham* and eat a *home* "

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@kiwiontheinternet5810 hol up.

[@thelosttomato4020]

In the same parallel universe, a guy called gaming grill comments this on the same video : "In a parallel universe 11:27 Oversimplified : you should be thanking the Norman's that you live in a home and not a ham"

[@nusratparveen82]

@@kiwiontheinternet5810 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂LOL NICE ONE

[@thijmen5295]

Edward left his wife unboinked *THIS ENRAGED HIS FATHER WHO PUNISHED HIM SEVERELY*

[@Aphelion87]

and then he got arrested

[@bobbills2953]

And now there's more economic downturn

[@bookbutterfly6613]

Thijmen WHEEZE-

[@charliegreer4507]

THATS ALL WELL AND GOOD MR. MOUSELLINI, BUT WHAT WOULD YOU WANT FOR YOUR HAIRCUT?

[@thijmen5295]

Wartime Productions let’s go with..... *BALD*

[@sathreyn9699]

A cool story from the Battle of Stamford Bridge, and moment of historical badassery: Apparently, before the battle, a lone English rider approached the Norwegian host and found Harald Hardrada, who was accompanied by Tostig Godwinson. Tostig was Harold Godwinson's brother, but had been stripped of his titles and exiled, so joined Harald Hardrada to get some revenge and his land back. This lone rider spoke to them and offered Tostig his land back if he turned on Harald and sided with the English. Tostig asked what Harold Godwinson would offer Harald Hardrada for his trouble, and the rider responded "Six feet of ground, or as much more as he needs, as he is taller than most men." The rider then turned and left. Harald Hardrada, impressed by the boldness of this lone rider willing to stand before the entire Norwegian host and threaten their king, asked Tostig if he knew who he was - Tostig said yes, and that lone rider was none other than Harold Godwinson himself. The tale may be apocryphal; it's recorded in written accounts, but they were all written by people who lived long after the battle. If true though, damn; Harold Godwinson was himself every bit as badass as the great warriors he was arrayed against.

[@Yassty]

It's amazing to think that someone like Harold Godwinson could have been so fearless and determined, and that he may have been instrumental in turning the tide of the battle.

[@SheldonAdama17]

Aleçon: (insults William’s mother) “This enraged William, who punished them severely”

[@SpagettiSpeltWrong]

"Oh no look out red hot poker in the eyes." "I can't see!" *"And thus you can't be king."*

[@pazpuiggros5715]

*"Aw, piss its the guy who gave my brother the red-hot poker in the eyes!"*

[@raresmincan634]

*Laughs in John the Blind*

[@user-cf3cv5oc5j]

NICe tactic@

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I admire the fact that this video was uploaded over two years ago and it still has a very active comments section

[@justarandomtree5328]

You again...

[@lanceosage1072]

Braxy It’s a different guy

[@bruh5992]

Nah it's him

[@Verticom10]

Wow youre everywhere

[@AngelicN0va261]

LanCe O'Sage You realize it’s the same guy. He has the same video.

[@guywhocantgrowabeard]

The last time England was captured/defeated by a naval invasion. Also, 8:13 LOVE that detail of the sound of the flag turning. Absolutely LOVE it.

[@idontcare6505]

Fun fact: Despite the British monarchies being descendants of William the Conqueror, they are also descendants of the Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great. Henry II’s great grandmother was an English noblewoman who was a descendent of Athereled the Unready.

[@therosijedha]

why was he the unready?

[@Gaiaphage]

the epithet "unready" isn't derived from the modern word but its actually a pun the name Aethelred roughly translates to "well advised" and the old english word "Unraed" roughly translates to "poorly advised" So Aethelred the Unready basically means "Well Advised the Poorly Advised"

[@user-sd4fx7gh4j]

The modern British monarchy has nothing to do with those guys, maybe some decant from William the conqueror but King Charles now has German decant from house of Hanover from his mother and also German decant from his father side from a house that has a hard name to spell 😂 but they’re mostly just German now

[@danwhite7894]

​@@user-sd4fx7gh4jthat's not true

[@Pikachu0071000CS]

@@user-sd4fx7gh4jyou can trace them all back through the houses, that's the beauty of European royal houses :P can't remember off the top of my head specifics but iirc there was a Sophia involved

[@sarilimanto854]

"An Anglo Saxon might come into a room, but a Norman would enter into a chamber" Me an intellectual: enter a room

[@hankjwimbleton4010]

Joseph Stalin comrade?

[@fingun7400]

Grand Priest Hello comrades

[@yulianaque1712]

Товарищ!!!

[@pikamonketchumlol1237]

Hail fellow Kommunistas

[@phantomwraith1984]

Come into a chamber

[@Koloka_exe]

English village: exists William: “And I took that personally” Edit: I came back 3 years later, and this is one of the stupidest things i’ve ever said. Why do you like the its garbage

[@mrennie25]

Taking things personally works, just ask Michael Jordan

[@jaimedawg8]

Very personal.

[@orinb8654]

Litterally

[@randomnessrules4971]

It even works without "personally".

[@jaydenl2343]

big yesnt

[@alice28639]

This really helped me in my history test. Thank you!!! 😀😀😀

[@Randomdud1022]

Wow you seriously used a video instead of studying? I mean it’s fine it just doesn’t feel right hmmmm….

[@metsfan2232]

@@Randomdud1022bro is the study police

[@Eclipse_Nature]

@@metsfan2232 bros the nerd police

[@mtkr-tu6bm]

@@Randomdud1022 I study hard and then I use these videos to summarise and help me remember through the jokes I get good results

[@Phantomforcesoreoman]

I remember in school when our history teacher let us recreate the battle of Hastings. We used paper as our arrows and we made shield walls. They were so fun.

[@toast2401]

Can we just acknowledge how brilliant this guy is

[@Thommytwoguns]

Jayden Noone we sure can

[@yulianaque1712]

We can enjoy

[@brycefelton4011]

237 likes but only 3 reply’s

[@Insert-thing-here-Fan]

Ya mean oversimplified how good this guy is awesome

[@thesegfault7841]

We all enjoy

[@lightsnackproductions918]

Harold: **makes himself king** William: that wasn't very cash money of you

[@josephlouwerse2105]

This enraged his father, who punished him severely

[@frostedcat]

i think harold is the true king of england, not william

[@Vertex-nm3ug]

😂

[@SundanceMLD]

wythos He protec He attac But most importantly... He took an arrow to the bacc (He didn’t get an arrow to the back, I wanted this to sound cool)

[@WyrmDex]

That was beautiful

[@user-lg9lr9ge5i]

4:16 Fact: William made Harold think he was swearing over tables but then William pulled the cloths off the supposed tables and uncovered the relics.

[@elramyeon]

4 years later and we finally get a series about Æthelred the Unready and his son Edward. It’s called Vikings Valhalla if you’re wondering. It follows the story of the vikings and their need for revenge.

[@a_channel2545]

“Just one problem: the wind.” Yes, Britain does seem to historically have a lot of weather-related problems.

[@rajatsingh2956]

Are you saying Boris Johnson is a consequence of bad weather?

[@enkero1462]

normandy, rain and wind the glorious trio

[@OhCityGround]

The wind, the cold, the rain, just every bad weather in general

[@SD-tj5dh]

Its great now we know we can run our country off this crap weather.

[@student-anjelisoobaroyen9330]

@@rajatsingh2956 maybe xd

[@jaydengreenberg9618]

An Anglo-Saxon would have a talk. A norman would have a conversation.

[@louisg6296]

I'm french and all the normans words come frome france: beef=boeuf mutton=mouton pork=porc and conversation is the same word in french

[@whankerflanker4853]

Louis Granger Norman French is basically French but different

[@zach6867]

Venom Gaming yeah dude chinese is basically spanish but different

[@whankerflanker4853]

DasTuff yeah whatever

[@xenotypos]

@@whankerflanker4853 All of france had different dialects back then, but Normandy was one of the closest forms of old french to the one in the capital. Even today it's easy to read, even if languages evolved (some old french words like castel for example even changed and became chateau in france, funnily this word remained more or less the same in english (castle)). Anyway, norman french is academically considered an integral part of old french (langue d'oil), no question (just look at the wiki page of old french). The issue is only how Britain wants to view its history. If the country is willing to accept that even now that it's became insignificant.

[@nightillusion574]

This video made me go and visit Hastings! Truly a beautiful place with a great sea-view and rich history. It may be too late but thank you for the video.

[@Irohtheweirdo]

Glad you got to see it! It is really amazing isn’t it?

[@elizabetht567]

Fun fact:the Norman’s conquest (when Normandy invaded England) was only 16 days and it is one of the shortest battles in history

[@Lightman0359]

English language oversimplified: a bunch of French speaking Danes tried to teach Latin to a bunch of German speakers in Wales.

[@ltr1745]

*in England.

[@chuckjones7092]

The English language is the Charles the sufferer of languages

[@voiceofreason2674]

The Normans had been French for 300 years by then

[@gontrandjojo9747]

The "Normans" were Franks, not Danes.

[@gontrandjojo9747]

@@voiceofreason2674 The Normans were already French 300 years before. Some Danes settled there, but they were still a minority among the much larger Frankish population. William ascendency was mostly Frankish (of course Engaylish will look only at his Scandinavian ancestor Rollo trying to turn him into a Viking while he was Frankish). Also the invasion was lead by the duke of Normandy but the invasion was carried by knights from all over France, not only Normandy.

[@devlinmorin7615]

The villagers let out a cheer of support. This enraged their king, who punished them severely.

[@coagulatedsulfur136]

Yes

[@kevinbaskin660]

I had the 999 like lol

[@xxdholmesxx7947]

Lol

[@bluu4]

Which led to more economic downturn

[@xxdholmesxx7947]

@@bluu4 which led to even more economic downturn

[@BlueSphereBalling]

0:16 Oversimplified just rickrolled us 4 years ago

[@kyuu12345]

history teachers teach this same thing but make it go over 3 weeks when they can just make the students watch this

[@celkat]

6:33 The pope counting his phat stacks just kills me every time

[@josemourinho2820]

and he’s using U$D 1000 years before USA lol

[@Andinator1102]

​@@josemourinho2820true lmao

[@phil_5430]

"I need to kill this guy, can I have your blessing?" Pope: *eeh sure why not*

[@timothye.2902]

@nicole nagy Oh no, apathy, my one weakness!

[@Memelander]

@Venom Snek too many

[@vibsh625]

C na does the same with Vatican today.

[@Pan_Blazej]

That was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@gplaces3913]

Ironic how the man whose father gave someone a red hot poker in the eyes took a stone cold arrow in the eyes

[@larvasupershow]

When I used to do history in school, my school had a hill, so for one history lesson we got to go outside and recreate this scene, we got foam swords, and little foam arrows to throw up the hill, obviously the hill team won. I played the cavalry so I just got a little foam spear and just kept jabbing people with it on the hill.

[@olexgrach3627]

10:30 I just realized a majority of the normand roots in their words have French words embedded… it’s like my 5th time watching this video

[@jeandehuit5385]

"The sun shining in England" Ha!

[@meowi6805]

In England, you open the curtains on a morning and it gets darker

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

@@meowi6805 hahaha

[@OhCityGround]

Every time you open your window the sun goes down until you close them again

[@willhuey4891]

its also almost always raining in england.

[@theeethirdman915]

I just got ricked roller by a bird 0:17

[@crazycatlover1885]

The running away tactic is called a feigned retreat. It was very clever.

[@ronnapoleon1087]

Hm

[@bigmansam18]

Oh, so that's where the Emus in the Emu War learnt their tactics from...

[@crazycatlover1885]

@@bigmansam18 🤣🤣

[@idontcare6505]

NIGERUNDAYO SOLDIERS!

[@dragonnx2843]

Ah yes the secret Jostar technique

[@jeremiahgoncalves1694]

Miniwars is very cool. Invasion of Greneda would be interesting to cover

[@shemwilliams5814]

I love Oversimplified! Could you do one on the whole Anglo Saxon era: 410AD to 1066AD? Lots of awesome trickery by Danes and lots of political intrigue

[@KvnDWr]

The language portion of the video was brilliantly executed

[@aaronmarks9366]

"language", "portion", "brilliant", "execute" - I view what you accomplished there

[@Madara_Uchiha69420]

The both people above me are really good english speakers , they have never used a short form I guess

[@gunk3407]

@@aaronmarks9366 that flew over my head, is it anglo saxon or norman?

[@aaronmarks9366]

@@gunk3407 All the main words in that sentence are of Norman/French/Latin origin, leaving only "the", "of", and "was" of Anglo-Saxon origin (although the suffixes -ly in "brilliantly" and -ed in "executed" are also Anglo-Saxon).

[@aaronmarks9366]

@@gunk3407 Oh, and in my reply, I replaced "see" (Anglo-Saxon) with "view" (Norman/French), and "did" (Anglo-Saxon) with "accomplished" (Norman/French).

[@andrewcoogan4468]

Harold: ITS OVER WILLIAM, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND Later Harold: hey guys this is boring let’s go and LOSE THE HIGHGROUND

[@shindari]

This is why I believe until my dying day that William's retreat from the hill was a planned strategic move. Because the Old English fell straight down into that trap, by losing discipline, and the high ground, and abandoning their fortifications to give chase, thus exposing them to flanking maneuvers, and a reversal of advantage. The fact that William's army so quickly turned the situation around is stark indication that this was the plan from the beginning. The Conqueror saw that attacking uphill against a well-fortified army was costing him too much, and he would not win. So he changed plan mid-battle, and went with the old fashioned "Rope-a-Dope" technique. "Hey! Look at my fist coming at you from the left! Oh NO!" WHAM!! Punch across the nose from the undefended right. Boxer is down for the count. Battle over. England is.... ENGLISH now...

[@yazidmahgoub]

some historians say it wasnt harolds fault. they reported that when the normans retreated, harold gave the word to his men to HOLD their position, but apparently when the normans turned their backs, it was too irresistable to just stand there. And so they disobeyed harolds command.

[@yazidmahgoub]

@@shindari I actually think the same 👊

[@clucknbell4613]

@@shindari William did this move in previous Norman wars, so... Who knows

[@bullwinklefan2003]

What a wonderful time to be alive!!! 0:20 A few seconds later......... 0:24

[@leonleborgne573]

Being familiar with the history of England, made this more enjoyable. Most excellent presentation.

[@nikolaosboukouvalas449]

In Greece we are mostly taught about Hardrada as a famous member of the Byzantine emperor's Varangian guard, who later went on to become a Norse king. Learning that he was killed in Stanford bridge is strangely like being informed that an old friend has died. Kind of wanted him to have had a better ending.

[@fahadalghamdi9316]

The worst part is considering how much of a badass Hardrada was. It's like the worst possible scenario for him.

[@harambe8372]

If you want to hear a good song about him and their defeat at Stamford Bridge, listen to "Ved Stanford Brua" it's in norwegian.

[@apexnext]

I think he would think he had a good ending. 👍

[@denlillavatten.67yearsago82]

U hjhjjjjj

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

He probably deeply regrets not being the guy getting all the glory 1 v 1000 on the bridge.

[@ceburiek1006]

i like the part of oversimlified videos when someone says "dude... Uncool"

[@maul5842]

Ceburiek There’s a tax for that

[@lucidcraft1291]

Same

[@ayohazee2407]

Ceburiek I found your comment when Willam said dude ... uncool

[@wiselychosethisname9166]

Dude...uncool

[@gamergodeighty1686]

Dude.... SO uncool

[@lukecarson1412]

9:22 I learnt this in my History class years ago that it was actually a strategic tactic named ‘Feint Flight’ where the Norman forces would retreat, baiting the front ranks of the English force to break rank and chase the Normans allowing the cavalry to charge around the soldiers and encircle and kill them. My teacher has his masters degree and has written and published historian articles so i’d like to think this is accurate.

[@owabfudol2229]

If an Anglo-Saxon had a meeting, A Normad would have a conference

[@owabfudol2229]

The question is Hwae

[@robowisanveithasung6022]

if an Anglo-Saxon had soldiers, a Norman would possess infantry

[@charles-qm4ss]

William: "You insult my mother" "Oh, there is a tax for that."

[@weldonwin]

And by a tax, I mean a tax on your lives

[@alexhngu]

@RENA SUZANNE VILSON a reply? There's a tax for that

[@adityas3587]

@RENA SUZANNE VILSON taxing? There is a tax for that

[@admiralyifan9326]

@@adityas3587 trying to collect tax? There's a tax for that.

[@alexhngu]

@RENA SUZANNE VILSON a reply to a reply to my reply? There's a tax for that

[@a.w.sawtooth9469]

The king of Norway was defeated and died without conquering England. This angered Odin, who punished him severely.

[@scuba9078]

Yes

[@fatematuly6256]

*The next thing you know is Mjölnir (Thor’s Hammer) Being thrown at Hardrada*

[@michaelkeehan8094]

@@fatematuly6256 But it fails, and then Stormbreaker was thrown. But it didn't go for the head, and Hardrada snapped his fingers and half the universe died. And yes I am a Marvel nerd.

[@fatematuly6256]

Michael Keehan I honestly have no idea on what I just read..

[@neilisbored2177]

@@fatematuly6256 Marvel's -blatantly wrong- take on norse mythos.

[@johnteets490]

"Viking king". I love portmanteaus. This is by far the best possible way you could smoosh two words together. Vi-King. Thank you, I'll be here all week.

[@samcannon5257]

Over simplified should do the Peloponnesian war that would be a banger

[@SirCreepus]

William : Time to invade England and take the throne Wind : *I'm about to end this whole man's career*

[@akirangt908]

Actually the wind helped William or he would be the one died to English and Harald could took over it

[@WreckLess_Airsoft]

SirCreepus I was there the whole time I saw it all,as I am immortal

[@crxstalline_]

And they died in a tornado

[@81cameroz28]

Which in raged Williams father who punished him

[@frans8826]

They got the pope approval after all

[@xaviersaavedra7442]

Wind blows north. William and I: Finally

[@benderisgreat77]

I had to teach a unit on the Normans on this during my teacher training and I have watched this video more than I care to admit. Thank you for your quick recap, it really helped me put together some good lessons 😅

[@lukemiller5986]

Y'all, i learned this in history class (i'm in 6th grade) and it is so cool to hear it from an oversimplified point of view.

[@DeDaDemon]

"unboinked" I love this channel

[@HMASbogan]

Implies that she was boinked but her husband did black magic to undo the boink

[@dankpepe2110]

@Kajak 05 Dude, uncool.

[@TriNguyen-mp8lz]

@@HMASbogan he did from back to front

[@elliot7753]

Adam Kubas well he’s hardly gonna say “unfucked” is he 😉😉

[@somerandomdancingbanana1095]

@@elliot7753 Dude, Uncool

[@MyLowK22]

ᵒ ⁿᵒ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵒᵘᵗ ʳᵉᵈ ʰᵒᵗ ᵖᵒᵏᵉʳ ᶦⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉʸᵉˢ

[@anjavinding5412]

*I* *CANT* *SEE!*

[@hritishjerry8012]

@@anjavinding5412 and thus you can't be king

[@user-ut7bx1du5p]

@@hritishjerry8012 aw piss its the guy that gave my brother the red hot poker in the eyes

[@janicejeong3743]

@@user-ut7bx1du5p lol

[@thomaskawalec3740]

H O T EYE

[@cryomight5277]

"The birds are singing" *War flashbacks*

[@hashimashadoo]

10:02 shows William burning villages in Devon & Cornwall. While he did briefly lay siege to Exeter, where Harold's grandmother resided and resisted his rule, he mostly left Cornwall to his half-brother Robert, and to his Breton allies, whose ancestors had fled the region to France during the Anglo Saxon conquest. These Bretons were the ones who fought and defeated two of Harold Godwinson's sons, Godwin and Edmund, at the Battle of Northam, when they launched an invasion of Devon in 1069. This is not only relevant from a 'what happened to Harold's family?' viewpoint, but also from a linguistic one as it was three Cornish-speaking cornishmen who were the ones to preserve the English language when it was in danger of being eradicated by the Norman dialect of French.

[@HickoryDickory1984]

Nice

[@mygrandpahasdiabetes]

corn 🌽

[@reidparker1848]

How did they?

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

"Just one problem: The wind. It was blowing the wrong way. So they waited. And waited. And William said 'screw it' and got shipwrecked because the wind was blowing the wrong way" the composition on this joke was fucking godly

[@KPepper.]

?0”

[@mungelomwaangasikateyo376]

Masterful if you ask me😂😂

[@joerichardson5036]

I read this just as the joke was said 😂

[@AccClosed]

What, I did not think it was THAT funny!

[@Syfty]

@@joerichardson5036 Same

[@tiffanywang5016]

Oversimplified: *talks about the Vikings without sponsoring the Vikings** This enraged the Vikings, who punished him severely.

[@redflame300]

Have some cool hwip. It'll calm u down

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

Tiffany Wang There’s gonna be a tax for that

[@redflame300]

@@cheeseballgooberpants3591 🤐

[@vishnzen6744]

*THAT'S HITLER!!!*

[@wiselychosethisname9166]

I love his this reply section is just filled with oversimplified memes No I'm in charge

[@sus2069]

They need to make a series on William seriously. It could be the next game of thrones.

[@zoidbergthebabyjesus1606]

I just got Rick Rolled by two 2D birds. You Tanner's daughter's son

[@bigludo22]

ok, i've found an incorrect statement in the first 3 seconds. "the sun is shining"? in england?

[@specialunit0428]

Yes! Surprise, we do have sunshine here!

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

@@specialunit0428 That's not the joke

[@cleverusername9369]

"The birds are singing" 🎵 we're no strangers to looooove Lol is that how birds sing in England?

[@fluffyshinobu]

The sun is never shining here

[@fluffyshinobu]

@@alessiodelcastillo1613 I mean it kinda is but whatever lol

[@TJBv12]

I live in Hastings. The battle didn't even happen here. It happened around the corner in the place around the corner appropriately named Battle. We don't seem to care.

[@mrMirzam]

Change that name before someone else get an idea.

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@mrMirzam ?

[@trenchrat5359]

The Hastings of Battle

[@mooseking7545]

The battle of battle don’t sound very good though

[@matthewredman7814]

The Battle of Battle wouldnt sound as catchy though would it

[@user-od7el8yc9k]

"William and Edward were good friends." Also William when he heard Edward is very sick and might die: "HOORAY!"

[@static9118]

Lol

[@holyfamilycrusader3512]

St. Edward the Confessor took a vow of chastity early in his life, and thus he only married to please his constituents and so long as the woman agreed that they would practically live as siblings. The only war he was involved in was to help put down a rebellion that tried to unlawfully depose another king. Ora pro nobis!

[@Galaxia7]

Yep, that's why all the "higher vocabulary" is close to French in English

[@joshuamclean4588]

Thats why people say “pardon my french”

[@Galaxia7]

@@joshuamclean4588 Isn't that usually said for swears ? XD

[@joshuamclean4588]

@@Galaxia7 U mean the Anglo saxon word instead of French? Think about it: whats the “acceptable” word for “swearwords,”

[@peterharrison5833]

@Galaxia7--yeah, that's right. If you're interested, check out "Native Tongues" by Charles Berlitz. He wrote a whole chapter on this.

[@lichkinggamer5708]

@@Galaxia7 yes and here’s a warning don’t ever start an argument with a Brit

[@Lane219]

We watched this in our history lesson. I am proud of my teacher

[@SArmagh681]

Thank you Normandy

[@G.P.Telemann4261]

"The Problem with becoming king in the middle ages was that your country wouldn't support you at first." Every Crusader Kings player: "I felt that"

[@benjamindover4850]

Fr lol

[@sandk7969]

Max intrigue and get hook to every bastard made

[@samtheeaglescout1490]

It is worse when you rule the HRE or Byzantines.

[@bot01020]

always go for diplomacy focus

[@default0118]

always have some infidels in the dungeons, execute everyone for dread

[@housesports000]

William: **burns village** Burning forests? *There is a tax for that.*

[@ljubomirjovanovic2666]

To the guillotine

[@XeroShiroyuki]

Which lead to More economic downturn...

[@mikehu2451]

oh nooooo

[@jaredsergent857]

@@ljubomirjovanovic2666 Robspierre Sent William to the Guillotine *THIS ANGERED HIS FATHER WHO PUNISHED HIM SEVERELY*

[@glorytoidk595]

Mi nu

[@ccvcharger]

“I once was a king, until I took an arrow in the eye.” -Harold Godwinson, probably.

[@Phantomforcesoreoman]

"And then Edgar was the king -some random nobal.

[@Dr_Crime]

I’m sitting my GCSEs in exactly 12 hours and this is my last minute recap actually has helped me remember the story a lot thank you bro

[@maiq_6821]

How did your GCSE go?

[@Dr_Crime]

@@maiq_6821 results are next months but I think I’ve definitely passed however I think I did best in my nazis exam but yes thanks for asking.

[@tj4w403]

I died when he said “aw piss it’s the guy who gave my brother the red hot poker in the eyes!”

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

lmao same here. It is definitely a "ah fuck, it's that guy!"

[@vinnocentss]

Was your death painless or painful?

[@ravenp196]

Damn rip

[@minisaiju7699]

How can you write a comment when you are dead. Lol

[@chronictheaterkid]

I would've said "ah fuck, it's the guy who poked my bro in the eyes with a flaming hot stick!"

[@gabedababe3007]

Nobody: William: *_*bUrNs VillAge*_*

[@johndanielson3777]

8:35 dance break

[@thebreadyisready7397]

Dude, uncool

[@Yuki-bk2my]

That's all he did

[@christophershen6692]

**That enraged William who punished them severely by burning down villages**

[@SANGSAFE]

Gave me mount and blade warband flashbacks

[@millasharp5105]

Hey oversimplified!! really enjoyed this video! helped me so much, keep being you and dont listen to the hate. you have just gained a follower for life

[@PatrickCarolan-fm3vm]

Dumb fact:As soon as William landed in Hastings he jumped ashore and fell flat on his face.His soldiers said this was a bad sign so he grabbed a handful of sand and said I have just seized some of Harold’s land.

[@dogebrando8902]

lol

[@wanali4504]

“Hey we are going to invade England and we even have god on our si-“ Wind: hi

[@shrektheswampless6102]

Maybe the wind helped because they fought the vikings first and their army was exhausted for the next battle with Normandy.

[@WorldinJeopardy]

@@shrektheswampless6102 Maybe William truly was chosen by God to be England's next king.

[@Andre-rt5hg]

@@WorldinJeopardy that’s a fairly popular theory, there are accounts of people in Harolds army seeing Halley’s Comet and believing it to be an omen that they were doomed, with the wind later being associated to gods work

[@RailwayPenguin]

@@Andre-rt5hg I'm pretty sure a popular theory is that there was no wind, and William was purposefully waitinh for Hadrada to strike up first as the Norwegian climate would make campaigning season end earlier.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

@@shrektheswampless6102 Napoleon waited for 5 months for a good wind to invade England and then Trafalgar happened and destroyed his fleet and navy capacity to conquer england, so wind changed everything in history.

[@grandayy]

this was honestly really good

[@emanlio]

I cant belive you are here!

[@chewchewtrain]

2 months and didn't get noticed RIP

[@vkaivos]

Wtf you doin here

[@leviewings4689]

Guys, he’s obviously searching for some fresh content to put into his memes.

[@realpotassium]

Grandayy at a oversimplified video i have seen everything

[@kirkhenry2652]

One of my students told me about this channel. Now I am hooked. :)

[@KarmaChameleon3029]

I was recently living eith a friend in Eastbourne and we often drove and chilled at Pevensey castle. I loved sitting there and imagining what it wouldve been like. I often wish that the rock in the castle walls could tell me the stories that its seen. After all, it still stands almost 1000 years later.

[@JuggerKnight717]

The village let out a cheer of support *This enraged William who punished the village severely*

[@gruntmaster1]

Truly a bastard.

[@adamantobserver8655]

Badass

[@karlosdeevs]

You're a Blackguard (Blaggard) , Jon Snow !

[@theretard5825]

Dead Sea *SEVERELY*

[@MrYoyo200]

The Viking settlers were killed to prevent an uprising. This enraged the Viking King, who punished England severely.

[@marc7423]

"Thus, an absolute bastard" 😭😭

[@therandomsoldier710]

Ouch

[@therandomsoldier710]

@Julio Sula Dude. So uncool.

[@marc7423]

@Poop Poop it's not?

[@irosour7590]

@@therandomsoldier710 Dude Extremely uncool

[@thatvideogamenerd887]

@@irosour7590 dude NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

[@Mike-eo5jk]

My first video of yours. I enjoyed it immensely, thank you!!

[@RafaelGarcia-xu9ks]

Excited to watch this after finishing vinland

[@anartismal]

The little bit at the end about how the Normans influenced the english language is super eye opening and interesting

[@vseslavkazakov356]

also very sad. Imagine how cool the English language would be today if it wasn't for them. And how much more English the English culture would be.

[@thatonetime8812]

@@vseslavkazakov356 Eh, considering how many cultures the English colonized, I can't feel bad. Besides, cultures are much better off when they share and integrate things from other cultures. It happens in every culture, like tea ceremonies in Japan that originally came from China. When cultures are completely destroyed by force-- yes, that's tragic, but change such as this is natural. And frankly, I like the Norman words lol.

[@xisleofmanx8832]

@@thatonetime8812 you can't destroy culture only suppress it.

[@Twigs1836]

@@vseslavkazakov356 I agree, I feel so bad for people who have to learn English as a second language. At least we get to blame it on the French.

[@augustus9708]

@@xisleofmanx8832 you can destroy it if the people forget about their origins and assimilate to the new culture

[@ourtube1128]

“the vikings went full on french, converting to christianity, learning french, and making babies with the locals.” well I didn’t know that was a requirement to be french.

[@Videokirby]

Must be the "Fraternite"

[@connorbriggs5169]

I'm Canadian, and every single French Canadian is/does all these things

[@7Sinai7]

He was referring to their integration into the French society and culture

[@marylight9700]

Tbf, the nords wer the few men to _actually bathe/groom_ themselves, so how could a lady resist? ^^

[@themoosemanguy1537]

nah fam. its just low key the only thing the French are good at

[@Franc-ve8fw]

6:54 waiting for oversimplified to upload

[@RTheStoryteller7]

Out of all Oversimplified video that's need a revisit, this one is definitely need to have some rehearsal. There's soo much information that being tossed around and glossed over without much breathing room to process and understand. If you already know about this historical event, the video is pretty good, but for those who's not, they gonna get confused a lot by the first half. The second half is far better paced and have a lot of breathing room to digest the info. Seeing the recent Oversimplified videos, it makes me wonder how he's gonna handle the first half of this video if he looked back

[@VolpeWhereAreYou]

I recommend to everyone watching to visit Normandy, cities such as Bayeux, Caen, and Falaise are full of medieval castles and cathedrals all over the place.

[@harvindersingh6917]

Love from india

[@B-17flyingfortres]

Normandy? IM VISITING OMAHA

[@axelhvetlander2365]

@@B-17flyingfortres you do you

[@yunes6246]

all of europe islike this

[@PianoForte9096]

The "Tapisserie de Bayeux" (Tapestry of Bayeux) is a must-see if you've watched this video! It recounts the whole tale and was the basis for some of the video's art.